present frustrations and future vacations
I'm having one of those days where I feel like I want to throw my computer monitor across the office, yell "I quit!" and storm out for good. Not because I'm having a particularly busy or bad day at work. In fact, quite the opposite. I have zero, ZERO things to accomplish, and what I do get from time to time is "here, scan this." or "here, type this 3-line email." I have become relatively accustomed to this sort of mind-numbing boredom, almost to the point where I don't care anymore, but it's silent as the grave in here and my boss keeps surreptitiously passing by me and leaning over, as if she even understands what she's looking at.
The good news is, I'm waiting for my dad to call me back, at which point I will purchase tickets to Australia. We're going in April during my [extended] spring break to see my little sister and take in the sights of Sydney and then heading north to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. I'm excited, though it requires me purchasing and then wearing a bathing suit, something I've not done since I was about 15. There's also the small matter of two 22-hour+ flights in 12 days.
Also exciting news, Andrew and I booked a trip to Rome for 6 days over [another extended] Memorial Day weekend. It's definitely something to look forward to and gives me some time to brush up on/remember Italian.
Not exciting: I have to, someday, somehow, write a thesis. My goal is to have a rough draft by the end of the semester, but somehow it's almost already March. wtf? Thesis-writing is a very, very slow process. As Jenn and I have agreed, short bursts of productivity split by longer periods of desperation and hopelessness.
In other news, I'm thoroughly enjoying my feminism class, though it's making me much more cynical about gender roles, gender inequality, and society's attitudes towards such things. I find myself getting rather emotional about the patriarchy and "the system" into which we, as Western-type people, are inadvertently thrust. It's frustrating to have acknowledged inequalities like this and still nothing has changed. I blame Cosmo, at least a little bit. Also, down with the patriarchy.
I've only wasted like 15 minutes writing this. I wish I had some chocolate (I spent $25 the other day on chocolate bars at the Lindt store on 5th ave. and none of it is here with me. Why?). Fail.
The good news is, I'm waiting for my dad to call me back, at which point I will purchase tickets to Australia. We're going in April during my [extended] spring break to see my little sister and take in the sights of Sydney and then heading north to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. I'm excited, though it requires me purchasing and then wearing a bathing suit, something I've not done since I was about 15. There's also the small matter of two 22-hour+ flights in 12 days.
Also exciting news, Andrew and I booked a trip to Rome for 6 days over [another extended] Memorial Day weekend. It's definitely something to look forward to and gives me some time to brush up on/remember Italian.
Not exciting: I have to, someday, somehow, write a thesis. My goal is to have a rough draft by the end of the semester, but somehow it's almost already March. wtf? Thesis-writing is a very, very slow process. As Jenn and I have agreed, short bursts of productivity split by longer periods of desperation and hopelessness.
In other news, I'm thoroughly enjoying my feminism class, though it's making me much more cynical about gender roles, gender inequality, and society's attitudes towards such things. I find myself getting rather emotional about the patriarchy and "the system" into which we, as Western-type people, are inadvertently thrust. It's frustrating to have acknowledged inequalities like this and still nothing has changed. I blame Cosmo, at least a little bit. Also, down with the patriarchy.
I've only wasted like 15 minutes writing this. I wish I had some chocolate (I spent $25 the other day on chocolate bars at the Lindt store on 5th ave. and none of it is here with me. Why?). Fail.